Aww, everyone loves the Easter Bunny, don’t they? Delivering baskets full of chocolate eggs to children (and grown ups) across the world... what a generous rabbit.

Heck, for some, he’s probably on a par with Mr Claus himself.

But haven’t you ever wondered what the story is behind the Easter Bunny?

Well, you might be surprised to learn that it’s not a recent introduction to commercialise the holiday, In fact, the Easter Bunny is believed to date back as far as the 13th century to pre-Christian Germany when people worshipped gods and goddesses.

The goddess Eastre’s earthly symbol was a rabbit due to its association with fertility.

And with rabbits usually giving birth to big litters of babies, they became widely recognised as a symbol of new life, which is also synonymous with spring and Easter.

As to why the Easter Bunny brings eggs, well it’s because they are also representative of new life.